Following the confirmation of at least sixty cases of Lassa fever outbreak in eight States across the country, the Federal Government has raised an alarm and activated emergency response centres.
The government’s action signals the official declaration of the outbreak of the disease.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, in a statement said there had been an increase in cases across the country since the beginning of 2019.
As at thirteenth January, a total of sixty confirmed cases have been reported in eight States.
Epidemiological data shows that the trend usually occurs during the dry season – between January and April annually.
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